Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology

As the the first textbook to introduce students to the scientific exploration of human behavior from a neuroscientist's perspective, Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology takes you to the very forefront of one of the most eventful and impactful areas of scientific inquiry today.

Bryan Kolb received his Ph.D. from the Pennsylvania State University in 1973.  He conducted postdoctoral work at the University of Western Ontario and the Montreal Neurological Institute.  He moved to the University of Lethbridge in 1976, where he is currently Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and holds a Board of Governor's Chair in Neuroscience. His current research examines how neurons of the cerebral cortex change in response to various factors, including hormones, experience, psychoactive drugs, neurotrophins, and injury, and how these changes are related to behavior in the normal and diseased brain.  Kolb is a Killam Fellow (Canada Council) and a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, and the Royal Society of Canada.  He is a recipient of the Hebb Prize from CPA and from the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science (CSBBCS) and is a former president of the CSBBCS.  He is one of the theme leaders in the Canadian Stroke Network.  He is an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia and University of Calgary, as well as the Hotchkiss Brain Institute in Calgary, Alberta.  Ian Q. Whishaw received his Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario in 1971. He moved to the University of Lethbridge in 1970, where he is currently Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and holds a Board of Governor's Chair in Neuroscience. He has held visiting appointments at the University of Texas, University of Michigan, Cambridge University, and the Unviersity of Strasbourg, France.  He is a Fellow of Clair Hall, Cambridge, and a member of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute in Calgary, Alberta.  His current research examines how the precise details of movements are influenced by injury or disease to the motor systems of rodents and humans and how animals and humans move through real and mental space.  Whishaw is a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association, the American Psychological Association, and the Royal Society of Canada, and the Institute for Scientific Information includes him in its list of most cited neuroscientists.  He is a recipient of a Bronze medal from the Canadian Humane Society, a recipient of the Ingrid Speaker medal for research, and President of NeuroDetective, Inc.

Part I Background

1. The Development of Neuropsychology

2. Research on the Origins of the Human Brain and Behavior

3. Nervous System Organization

4. The Structure and Electrical Activity of Neurons

5. Communication Between Neurons

6. The Influence of Drugs and Hormones on Behavior

7. Imaging the Brain’s Activity

Part II Cortical Organization

8. Organization of the Sensory Systems

9. Organization of the Motor System

10. Principles of Neurocortical Function

11. Cerebral Asymmetry

12. Variations in Cerebral Asymmetry

Part III Cortical Functions

13. The Occipital Lobes

14. The Parietal Lobes

15. The Temporal Lobes

16. The Frontal Lobes

17. Cortical Networks and Disconnection Syndromes

Part IV Higher Functions

18. Learning and Memory

19. Language

20. Emotion and the Social Brain

21. Spatial Behavior

22. Attention and Consciousness

Part V Plasticity and Disorders

23. Brain Development and Plasticity

24. Neurodevelopmental Disorders

25. Plasticity, Recovery, and Rehabilitation of the Adult Brain

26. Neurological Disorders

27. Psychiatric and Related Disorders

28. Neuropsychological Assessment